19 July 2021 Today’s Times reports upon an opinion poll suggesting that younger generations, who are much less likely to own a house and may never be able to afford …
LGBC writes to Prime Minster regarding Inspector’s appeal decision on Roundhouse Farm Colney Heath
June 2021 Richard Knox-Johnston, Chair of LGBC, has written to the Prime Minister expressing grave concern at a recent planning appeal decision at Roundhouse Farm, Land off Bullens Green Lane, …
233,000 New Homes Currently Planned for ‘Protected’ Green Belt Countryside
January 2021 The amount of ‘protected’ Green Belt land around London is poised to shrink further, despite repeated Government assurances that it is safe from development. In the past four …
LGBC Submission on the Planning White Paper
October 2020 The London Green Belt Council has submitted its Response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s White Paper: Planning for the Future The full text can …
Green Belts and “Exceptional Circumstances”
September 2020 Green Belt boundaries can only be altered in preparing local plans where “exceptional circumstances” are required. A study has been carried out into 18 local plan examination reports …
LGBC comments on release of ‘Planning for the Future’ white paper
Thursday 6 August 2020 PRESS RELEASE PLANNING WHITE PAPER ‘A MIXED BAG’ – PROTECTIONS FOR THE GREEN BELT BUT LESS DEMOCRACY AND POORER QUALITY The London Green Belt Council (LGBC) …
Government proposes to introduce a new approach to planning
July 2020 The Government announced last week that it will launch a planning policy paper setting out plans to introduce a new approach to planning. There is speculation that it …
The Housing Delivery Test
March 2020 Patrick Griffin, LGBC Vice-chair, writes In March 2019, we provided some comment and analysis from the London Green Belt Council on a report by the National Audit Office, …
All-Party Parliamentary Group for London’s Green Belt publishes report “A Positive Vision for London’s Green Belt”
November 2019 The All-Party Parliamentary Group for London’s Green Belt had published a report “A Positive Vision for London’s Green Belt”A Positive Vision for London’s Green BeltIn the Forward to …
Voters Punish Councils That Sacrifice Green Belt For Housing
May 2019 By Andy Smith One of the lessons of last week’s local elections is that voters place greater emphasis on protection of the environment than on almost any other …